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"Tells the story of renowned Mexican poet Javier Sicilia, who ignited mass protests and an ongoing movement for peace after the brutal murder of his 24-year-old son Juan Francisco, collateral damage in a drug war that has left 60,000+ dead since 2006--the majority civilians"--Container.

""I was born traveling. My first memories are connected to the scent of new places. Luggage just opened, mothballs, shoe polish and the particular scent that permeated my mother's dresses." The life experiences, and travel memoirs of one of the most fascinating witnesses of the XX century: Dacia Maraini, one of Italy's most famous writers, arguably the most translated Italian author in the world. This film is an intimate diary, narrated through unseen photos and film clips, revisiting her memories of legendary journeys around the world with her partner Alberto Moravia and her close friends Pier Paolo Pasolini and Maria Callas. "During our journeys Alberto used to write articles for magazines, I would jot down notes for my novels and Pier Paolo scouted for movie locations. A journey back through Dacia Maraini's past, as well as a gripping portrait of the XX century shown through the historical events she lived through first hand that would deeply influence her work and artistic path. "I travel a lot so as to surpass the temptation of settling into a routine. Routine shortens the time we have, travel enlarges it"--Written by Anonymous -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3585418/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl (as viewed on April 10, 2015).

• [Disc 1] Les grands entretiens de Louis-Ferdinand Céline. Lectures pour tous (19 min., 1957) / avec Pierre Dumayet, réalisé par Jean Prat ; Voyons un peu (19 min., 1958) / avec André Parinaud, réalisé par Alexandre Tarta ; En français dans le texte (19 min., 1961) / avec Louis Pauwels, réalisé par Yvan Jouannet ; Céline au travail (11 min., 1960) / relecture et correction d'un extrait de Nord par l'auteur, enregistrement sonore inédit, réalisé par Renée Canavaggia
• [disc 2] Autour de Louis-Ferdinand Céline. En marge du prix Goncourt 1932 (1 min.) ; Témoignage d'Elizabeth Craig (2 min., 1988) / avec Jean Monnier ; Bibliothèque de poche : D'un Céline l'autre (106 min., 1969) / réalisé par Yannick Bellon et Michel Polac.

A collection of interviews with the controversial French author. Includes an audio-only excerpt from Nord, read by Céline.

Using archival film and photo materials, Cuban director Manuel Perez paints a personal portrait of Che Guevara, the legend and symbol of revolution.
Usando películas y fotografías de los archivos, el director cubano Manuel Perez hace un bosquejo personal de Che Guevara, el legendario símbolo de la revolución.

Isabel Allende discusses how various familial relationships influenced her life and literary career. Includes commentary by her mother, stepfather and second husband. Particular attention is given to the death of Allende's daughter, Paula.

O filme aborda a vida e a obra do poeta Patativa do Assaré, destacando a relevância dos seus poemas, o significado político dos seus atos e a sua imensa contribuição à cultura brasileira. Dono de um ritmo poético de musicalidade única, mestre maior da arte da versificação e com um vocabulário que vai do dialeto da língua nordestina aos clássicos da língua portuguesa, Patativa do Assaré é a síntese do saber popular versus saber erudito. Mesmo quando ainda era violeiro e encantava os sertões com o som da sua viola e a beleza de seus versos improvisados, a sua fama já chegava aos salões literários das grandes cidades, e a sua obra despertava o interesse de renomados escritores e intelectuais brasileiros.--Container.

Presents the story of Leonardo's life as a brilliant Italian artist, sculptor, architect and engineer. Includes computer animated reconstructions, paintings and drawings, rare period imagery, and 3D graphics to explain his theories and designs.

French novelist George Sand flirts with composer Frederic Chopin and the poet Alfred de Musset. Directed by James Lapine.
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• [Vol. 1]. Julio Cortázar: Argentina's iconoclast (29 min.)
• [v. 2]. Pablo Neruda: Chile's master poet (26 min.)
• [v. 3]. Gabriela Mistral: focused on love (29 min.)
• [v. 4]. Octavio Paz: Mexico's muse (29 min.)
• [v. 5]. José Martí: Cuba's herald (29 min.).

Through archival material and interviews with family, friends, and scholars, this series looks at the lives and works of five Latin American writers.

This in-depth interview with Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez is presented in the form of a conversation with an old friend he has not seen in a long while. The program is structured to suggest an apparent disorder of time. Assisted by readings and dramatizations of his works, the master of "magic realism" focuses on the supernatural aspects of his spellbinding narrative style, in an effort to convey his particular vision of the world.

"Un retrato del poeta y dramaturgo más grande de la literatura española en un vídeo documental inédito. Las relaciones con otros genios de la cultura española como Manuel de Falla, Luis Buñuel y Salvador Dalí, la estancia en Nueva York, el proyecto de teatro itinerante 'La Barraca', sus preocupaciones por los derechos de los más débiles... Y todo ello, con el telón de fondo de una de las etapas más difíciles de la historia de España: la dictadura de Primo de Rivera, la agitación social de los años 30, la rebelión contra la II República..."--Container.

Presents a literary biography of Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian novelist and Nobel prize winner, through conversations with the author, his friends, and his critics. Examines the course of García Márquez's life, the sources of his plots and characters, and the forces that have engendered his narrative style. Traces his so-called magical realism, a blending of the real and the fantastic, to the cultural diversity of the Caribbean. Explores the history of Colombia.